Supplier Quality Engineer, Solid State Drive
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (e.g., Quality, Electrical), or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience as a Quality, Reliability or Product Engineering.
- 4 years of experience in SSD manufacturing processes.
- Experience with high-volume, high-reliability hardware in industries such as servers, automotive, or aerospace.
- Experience with SSD technologies, including SSD manufacturing and test processes.
- Ability to travel up to (15%-20%) of the time as needed.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Engineering (e.g., Quality, Electrical), or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in Quality/Reliability and SSD technology.
- Experience with DRAM (Dynamic Random-Access Memory) technology.
About the job
Google's custom-designed machines make up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Hardware Testing Engineering team ensures that this cutting-edge equipment is reliable. In the R&D lab, you design test equipment for prototypes of our machinery and develop the protocols used to scale these tests for the entire global team. Working closely with design engineers, you give input on designs to improve our hardware until you're sure it meets Google's standards of quality and reliability.Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end supplier quality and reliability for SSD (Solid-State Drive) components, from NPI through end-of-life.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives during NPI phases to ensure the technical and operational readiness of the SSD commodity supply chain for mass production.
- Partner with Design, Manufacturing, and Commodity teams as the subject matter expert on qualifying and scaling SSD technologies. Influence product roadmaps and architectural decisions by providing data-driven insights on hardware quality, reliability, and performance trade-offs.
- Drive the resolution of critical fleet and factory issues, leading suppliers through robust Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Failure Analysis (FA), and 8D processes.
- Develop and implement advanced quality plans and process controls (FMEA, DOE, Cpk, etc.) to mitigate risks.
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